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Minutes of Interview between H.K. Ambassador
and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
at Chungking, October 11th, 1959.
Also were present Dr. Liu Shih-shun and Sir
Arthur Blackburn.
Japanese request for the withdravel of British
troops and warships from China
Dr. Weng referred to the withdrawal of five
British gunboats from China waters and asked if H.M. Ambassador
could give him any information as to the intention of H.M.
Government regarding the remainder of the British forces
in Chine.
H.M. Ambassador replied that while it was true
thet the Japanese had "advised" all the belligerent Powers
(Britain, France, Germany and Poland) to withdraw their
military and naval forces from China, the decision to
withdraw the five gunboats was taken because some of
vessels and all the personnel were required elsewhere.
these
There
was no immediate intention of withdrawing the remainder of the
gunboats or the militery forces. He had learnt that the
Japanese Government now considered the tendering of the
"advice" to have been a blunder, and that the matter was
unlikely to be pressed.
Dr. Wang expressed satisfaction.
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